posted on August 18, 2011 by Tim Brookes
I’m not going to judge you. I know you partake in filesharing, and if you’re doing it properly then you’ll already be acquainted with BitTorrent (or Usenet, in which case you’re so “1337″ you don’t need my help). Don’t feel bad – studies have suggested that those who download copious amounts of copyrighted data are still contributing to the industry in a big way, some even proposing that this demographic are the industry’s “largest customers”.
Regardless of your reasons, stance, operating system or client – there’s no need to get caught. Of course I can’t guarantee this won’t happen, but you can reduce the risk of a threatening letter with a little bit of common sense, patience and forethought.
Install Additional Security
The first thing you’ll want to do is cover as many bases as possible, and this is where PeerBlock comes in. We’ve mentioned PeerGuardian before, but that software is unfortunately no longer maintained. Instead the authors recommend everyone switches toPeerBlock.
